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ECONOMIST Noel Nkoma has attributed the continued appreciation of the kwacha to the surge in copper prices on the international market and oversubscription of government securities. Nkoma has further urged citizens to take advantage of... […]

FORMER Oil Marketing Companies Association president Dr Kafula Mubanga says fuel prices are likely to increase once the tax waiver period elapses, as government will want to recover revenue lost due to the waiver. On... […]

THE Zambian kwacha has continued to appreciate against the US dollar, reaching K17.9 as at close of business yesterday. According to the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) website, as at 15:30 hours yesterday, the kwacha was... […]

KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) has launched a 60-day shutdown of its Nchanga Smelter as part of a comprehensive maintenance and repair programme. Acting KCM Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Mewett says the planned shutdown forms part... […]

THE Rural Electrification Authority has officially handed over 85 completed grid extension projects worth K463 million to Zesco Limited, with an estimated initial connection of 15,232 households now completed. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Tuesday,... […]

FORMER Agriculture minister Bob Sichinga says it would be unwise for the country to continue exporting maize given forecasts of below-average rainfall for the 2026/2027 farming season. Sichinga says despite the projected maize harvest of... […]

CHIEF Agricultural Advisor for the Job Accelerator Project Coillard Hamusimbi says by July this year the country will see dynamics pushing mealie prices down due to the fact that a lot of farmers will have... […]

THE Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) says poultry production and demand remained stable in the first quarter of 2026, with day-old broiler chick production averaging two million chicks per week. PAZ says the sector also... […]

MINISTRY of Mines Permanent Secretary Dr Hapenga Kabeta says government will no longer spend public resources on rescue operations involving individuals engaged in illegal mining activities. Dr Kabeta says illegal mining not only endangers the... […]

THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) says if the country fails to handle elections well, inflation risks rising beyond the target band of 6.8 percent set by the Central Bank. On Thursday, the Zambia Statistics... […]